Walnut & Mincemeat Cheesecake

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Total Time
110 Mins

Serves

10
Serving Size
150 g
Prep Time 20 Mins
Cook Time 90 Mins
Total Time 110 Mins

INGREDIENTS

For the base:

  • 200 g digestive biscuits
  • 50 g California Walnuts
  • 100 g butter melted

For the cheesecake:

  • 500 g cream cheese
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp cornflour
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 200 g mincemeat
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 100 g California Walnuts roughly chopped, plus 8 walnut halves
  • 100 g soured cream

PREPARATION

  1. Preheat the oven to 140oC, gas mark 1. Grease and base line a 21cm springform tin.
  2. For the base, blitz the biscuits and walnuts in a food processor until fine and stir in the melted butter. Press into the base and up the sides of the prepared tin then chill.
  3. Meanwhile, whisk together the cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in the cornflour and the eggs, one at a time. Stir in the mincemeat, mixed spice, walnuts and the soured cream. Pour the mixture into the biscuit base and scatter over the remaining walnut halves, place the tin on a baking sheet. Bake for 1½ hours or until there is just a slight wobble. Allow to cool before chilling in the fridge for at least 4 hours, ideally overnight.

Cooks tip: Try using gingernuts instead of digestives. Serve with a dollop of Greek yogurt and a drizzle of maple syrup.

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    Tip: Maximize California Walnuts fresh taste and quality by keeping them in your refrigerator or freezer.